Miguel Najdorf vs Henrique Mecking

Hoogovens · 1978 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Henrique Mecking
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Date 1978.00.00
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/p7/2p4p/1p5P/1P3pP1/2P1pPk1/P3K3/8 b - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Qxd1+
  7. 7.Kxd1 f6
  8. 8.Bc4 e5
  9. 9.Be3 Nd7
  10. 10.Ke2 Bc5
  11. 11.Rhd1 Bxe3
  12. 12.Kxe3 Nb6
  13. 13.Nd2 Ke7
  14. 14.Bb3 Be6
  15. 15.Bxe6 Kxe6
  16. 16.b3 Rhd8
  17. 17.Nf3 Nd7
  18. 18.Ne1 Nc5
  19. 19.Nd3 Nxd3
  20. 20.Rxd3 Rxd3+
  21. 21.Kxd3 Rd8+
  22. 22.Ke2 f5
  23. 23.exf5+ gxf5
  24. 24.Rd1 Rxd1
  25. 25.Kxd1 e4
  26. 26.Ke2 f4
  27. 27.f3 Kf5
  28. 28.g4+ Ke5
  29. 29.h4 b5
  30. 30.b4 Kd5
  31. 31.Kf2 e3+
  32. 32.Ke2 Kc4
  33. 33.h5 Kd5
  34. 34.Kd3 Ke5
  35. 35.Ke2 Kf6
  36. 36.Kf1 Kg5
  37. 37.Ke1 Kh4
  38. 38.Kf1 h6
  39. 39.Kg2 Kg5
  40. 40.Kf1 Kh4
  41. 41.Kg2 c6
  42. 42.Kf1 Kg3
  43. 43.Ke2

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